Phil Earle speaks to Helen about the story that inspired him to write his brilliant MG novel When the Sky Falls – and reminds listeners that there’s more than one way to be ‘a reader’...
A resources pack, including teaching notes, planning sheets, working wall elements and more is available to support this episode at bit.ly/AIYCPEarlepack.
This episode is divided into three sections, which can be listened to in one go, as a sequence spread over several days, or in isolation. If you only have time to listen to one, we recommend section 2, which includes Phil reading an extract from When the Sky Falls Section 1 starts at 00:00 Section 2 starts at 13:16 Section 3 starts at 27:46.
Join the Plazoom community by signing up to our newsletter for free resources and special offers at plazoom.com!
ⓣ https://twitter.com/plazoomshop
ⓕ https://www.facebook.com/Plazoom-648739442272915
ⓟ https://www.pinterest.co.uk/plazoom
Prompting Poetry, with Joseph Coelho
Bringing Mythology Into the Modern World, with Louie Stowell
Keeping up the Pace, with Jason Rohan
Collecting Ideas for Characters, with Lisa Thompson
Fearless Fairy Tales, with Konnie Huq
Combining Worlds, with Justin Somper
Create a Supervillain, with Liz Pichon
Stewing Up a Story, with Maz Evans
Putting Characters in Unfamiliar Places, with Jacqueline Wilson
A Cast of Characters, with Lauren Child
Choose your adventure! with Rhianna Pratchett
Characters overcoming difficulties, with Helen Rutter
Daydreaming a poem, with Michael Rosen
Weird and wonderful reality, with Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Writing about what you love, with Dan Freedman
Making objects magical, with Joan Haig
Telling stories from the past, with Bali Rai
Finding your voice, with Benjamin Zephaniah
Create a Christmas story, with Catherine Doyle
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Chalk & Talk
The No-Frills Teacher Podcast
Learn French with Anthony
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
The Mel Robbins Podcast